May. 25, 2022 /
![Causer Bill to Provide Financial Lifeline to Struggling EMS Agencies Earns Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – The House Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would boost Medicaid reimbursement rates for emergency medical services (EMS) agencies, said Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter), prime sponsor of the measure.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Bill Establishing Traffic Signal Modernization Pilot Program Passed the House, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Tom Mehaffie (R-Dauphin) to establish the Traffic Signal Modernization Pilot Program within the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) passed yesterday.
May. 25, 2022 /
![Bill to Streamline Hiring of Campus Police at State System Universities Earns Committee Approval, Lawmakers Say]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to help boost security on campuses within the State System of Higher Education was approved by the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday, announced the bill’s sponsors, Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter), Donna Oberlander (R-Clarion/Armstrong/Forest) and Jim Struzzi (R-Indiana).
May. 24, 2022 /
![Bill Establishing Additional Funding Source for Children’s Trust Fund Passes House, Says Delozier]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation sponsored by state Rep. Sheryl M. Delozier (R-Cumberland) and Rep. Pam DeLissio (D-Phildelphia/Montgomery), both chairs of the House Children and Youth Committee, to establish another funding source for Pennsylvania’s Children’s Trust Fund (CTF) passed the House today.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Klunk Bill to Protect Children and Youth Agencies Passes the State House]()
HARRISBURG – With bipartisan support, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to protect private children and youth social service agencies and residential treatment providers. The bill will accomplish this by voiding certain indemnification clauses when these agencies renew their professional liability policies.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Passes Government Transparency Bill, Says Klunk]()
HARRISBURG – Following numerous unneeded hurdles put in place by the Wolf administration to shield information from a state government research agency and, by extension, all Pennsylvanians, the House passed legislation by Rep. Kate Klunk (R-Hanover) to ensure the agency has access to information so it can perform needed research.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Approves Warner’s V-Toll Notification, Turnpike Consumer Protection Bill]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette/Westmoreland) to better protect consumers who travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike was unanimously approved by the state House on Tuesday. The measure now goes the Senate for consideration.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Approves O’Neal Bill to Create Blue Star Family License Plate]()
HARRISBURG – The House today passed legislation authored by Rep. Tim O’Neal (R-Washington) that would require PennDOT to create a Blue Star Family license plate for family members of military service members.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Polinchock Legislation to Prohibit Scholarship Displacement Passes House]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation to end penalizing students through scholarship displacement among higher education has been passed today by the state House, said Rep. Todd Polinchock (R-Bucks), who authored the measure.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Pennycuick Legislation to Address Women Veterans’ Health Care in PA Adopted by State House]()
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today unanimously approved legislation authored by Rep. Tracy Pennycuick (R-Montgomery) to establish a Task Force on Women Veterans’ Health Care in Pennsylvania.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Boback’s Bill to Assist Older Foster Youth Passed by House]()
HARRISBURG – A bill sponsored by Rep. Karen Boback (R-Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming) that would help older foster youth in Pennsylvania to find more permanent family connections was unanimously approved by the House of Representatives on Monday.
May. 24, 2022 /
![House Consumer Affairs Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Mercuri’s Data Privacy Bill]()
WHAT: Rep. Rob Mercuri (R-Allegheny) and the House Consumer Affairs Committee will be hosting a public hearing to discuss his legislation (House Bill 2202), which would put consumers in the driver’s seat with their personal private data.
May. 24, 2022 /
![State Government Committee to Take Up Bills to Allow the NFL and MLB to Play on Sundays]()
WHAT: The House State Government Committee will meet Wednesday to take up several bills, including a measure that would allow the National Football League and Major League Baseball to play games in the Commonwealth on Sundays.
May. 24, 2022 /
![Owlett, Pickett: Bills to Improve Creek and Stream Maintenance, Prevent Flooding Earn Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – A package of bills spearheaded by Reps. Clint Owlett (R-Tioga/Bradford/Potter) and Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) in the wake of serious flooding in the Northern Tier was advanced Tuesday by the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee.
May. 23, 2022 /
![Mizgorski Bill Ensuring Greater Father Involvement Earns House Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would establish the Pennsylvania Advisory Committee on Greater Father Involvement has earned the approval of the state House of Representatives. House Bill 1731 was authored by Rep. Lori Mizgorski (R-Allegheny).
May. 23, 2022 /
![Pickett’s Bill to Ensure Continued CHIP Coverage for Thousands of Pennsylvania Children Gains Committee Approval]()
HARRISBURG – Legislation that would halt a new bidding procedure for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), sponsored by Reps. Tina Pickett (R-Bradford/Sullivan/Susquehanna) and Tony DeLuca (D-Allegheny), today was unanimously approved by the House Insurance Committee. Pickett and DeLuca are the majority and minority chairmen, respectively, of the committee.
May. 23, 2022 /
![Ecker: House Advances Bill to Improve Firefighter Training]()
HARRISBURG – Facing a massive shortage of volunteer firefighters, the House Labor and Industry Committee today unanimously approved a bill by Rep. Torren Ecker (R-Adams/Cumberland) to prepare junior firefighters for becoming full firefighters.
May. 23, 2022 /
![House Committee to Take Up Creek, Stream Maintenance Bills]()
WHAT: The House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee has scheduled a meeting to consider a package of bills aimed at improving maintenance of the Commonwealth’s creeks and streams to help prevent flooding. The package of bills was developed after a House Majority Policy Committee hearing in Wellsboro last December.
May. 23, 2022 /
![Cutler, House Recognize 45th Anniversary of Speaker Irvis Election]()
HARRISBURG – May 23, 2022, marks the 45th anniversary of Rep. K. Leroy Irvis becoming the first black speaker of the House in Pennsylvania’s history.
May. 23, 2022 /
![House ERE Committee to Advance Bills Removing Permitting Requirements/Barriers Impacting Effective Stream Maintenance, Flood Prevention, Risk Management]()
WHAT: PA House Environmental Resources and Energy (ERE) Committee Majority Chairman Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) will convene a voting meeting to advance several pieces of legislation (House Bills 2404-2411) aimed at streamlining the permitting process to improve community/local government abilities to clear creeks and streams, prevent flooding, and minimize the risk to lives and property in the event of excessive rainfall.